[Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1903. Hefi I.] 169 



Farn. Cleridae. 

 Four new Pelonia from Brazil 



by 

 H. S. Gorham, Southamptoa. 



1. Pelonium Schenklingi n. sp. 



Elongatum, postice modice ampliafum , ferrugineum, nifidum, 

 bremter cinerea -pilosum; capife prolhoraceque, antennis {articulo 

 basali excepto) geniculisque nigris ; elytrorum fere dimidio apicali 

 nigro-coeruleo, capite profhoraceque crebre ac distincte, elytrorum 

 dimidio basali seriatim obsoletius, apicali subtilissime creberrime 

 punctatis. — Long. 10 — 14 mill. 



Hab. Brazil (Jatahy, Goyaz). 



The body, legs (with the exception of ihe knees very narrowly 

 black) the elytra för about three fiftbs of their length from the 

 base, the basal Joint of the antennae and the palpi are rieh ferru- 

 ginous yellow. The head and thorax are black, very closely 

 punctured, a iittle les closely on the disk. The lateral tubercules 

 are rather more strongly developed than in P. posticum Kl. The 

 yellow colour of the elytra is prolonged down the suture and the 

 margin, making the internal edge of the blue-black portion oval, 

 but it does not entirely margin it as in P. posticum. The three 

 apical joints of the antennae are together longer than the funiculus 

 and have their produced inner angles of the ninth and tenth joints 

 overlapping (Tarandocerus Gh.). The whole insect is clothed with 

 a fine and short yellowish pile and the whole of the elytra is finely 

 punctured, in addition to the rather obsolete basal series. 



The insect is also allied to P. tarsale Schklg. from which the 

 blue colour of the apical patch, the yellow tarsi, and other charac- 

 ters of size and punctuation amply distinguish it. 



Seven specimens were sent me by Messrs. Deyrolle and others 

 have, I believe, been received by Herr Schenkling. 



2. Pelonium divisum n. sp. 

 Pallide ferrugineum; antennis fuscis arficulis basali et apicali 

 pallidescentibus , elt/trorum plusquam dimidio apicali nigra, capite 

 pratharaceque fere laevibus ad latera punctatis, elytris dimidio basali 

 flava punctis magnis seriatim dispositisy apicali nigra, laevibus. — 

 Long. 6 mill. 



Hab. Brazil (Goyaz). 



